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Solidify

Gives an open surface real thickness.

thickness, shell, wall, plate, give depth, hollow, skin
Category
Modifiers
Outputs
mesh
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A lathed ring becomes a washer with a visible edge; a lathed dome becomes a hull plate. It offsets a copy of the surface, flips it, and fills the rim between them.

Offset decides which way the thickness grows: inward, outward, or evenly both ways.

Inputs

SocketTypeWiring
meshgeometry

Parameters

NameTypeDefaultAvailable whenWhat it does
Thicknessnumber0.1always
Offsetnumber0always
Fill Rimcheckboxonalways
Double Sidedcheckboxoffalways

Watch out

Thickness cannot exceed the curvature it is following. On a tightly curved shell, too much thickness folds the inner surface through itself, so a tight dome takes a thin wall.

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See also

  • latheThe usual source: a revolved surface with no thickness.
  • capHolesWhen the surface should be closed off rather than thickened.

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